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Lewis, McDonnell & Associates: 46 CFPB complaints about debt collection, last 3 years

Lewis, McDonnell & Associates drew 46 consumer complaints about debt collection in the CFPB database in the three years to November 6, 2026, 82.1% of its 56 complaints in that time. The most common issue was “Attempts to collect debt not owed”. The company responded on time to 30.4% of them, and 0.0% closed with monetary or other relief.

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  • 46Complaints, last 3 years
  • 82.1%Share of the company's complaints
  • 30.4%Responded on time
  • 0.0%Closed with relief
  • Oct 3, 2026Latest received

By period

The three years are cut into 12 month periods ending on the date of the latest data.

PeriodComplaintsShare
12 months to Nov 6, 20261634.8%
12 months to Nov 6, 20251021.7%
12 months to Nov 6, 20242043.5%

Issues

IssueComplaintsShare
Attempts to collect debt not owed1328.3%
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action919.6%
Written notification about debt919.6%
False statements or representation817.4%
Communication tactics48.7%
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly36.5%

How the company responded

Company responseComplaintsShare
Closed with explanation3576.1%
Untimely response1123.9%

States

Where the consumers who complained live, as they gave it to the CFPB.

StateComplaintsShare
Texas817.4%
Florida715.2%
Georgia510.9%
California36.5%
Massachusetts36.5%
New York36.5%
Indiana24.3%
Kentucky24.3%
Louisiana24.3%
North Carolina24.3%
Alabama12.2%
Delaware12.2%
Illinois12.2%
Maryland12.2%
Missouri12.2%
Mississippi12.2%
Nevada12.2%
Ohio12.2%
South Carolina12.2%

Latest 25 complaints

Newest first. Each row links to the complaint's record in the CFPB database.

ReceivedProductIssueCompany responseSource
October 3, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
September 23, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
August 26, 2026Debt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
July 24, 2026Debt collectionCommunication tacticsUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
July 7, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
July 1, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
July 1, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 12, 2026Debt collectionWritten notification about debtUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 10, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
May 2, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
April 14, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationUntimely responseconsumerfinance.gov
March 14, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
February 17, 2026Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
February 1, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
January 30, 2026Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
January 13, 2026Debt collectionFalse statements or representationClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
June 20, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 22, 2025Debt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 16, 2025Debt collectionCommunication tacticsClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 14, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
May 11, 2025Debt collectionAttempts to collect debt not owedClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
April 16, 2025Debt collectionThreatened to contact someone or share information improperlyClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
April 15, 2025Debt collectionWritten notification about debtClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
March 13, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov
January 12, 2025Debt collectionTook or threatened to take negative or legal actionClosed with explanationconsumerfinance.gov

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Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Public data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (US government work), free for anyone to use. A complaint count is not a rate. A company with more customers can draw more complaints and a state with more people draws more, so this page compares counts only and ranks no one as better or worse. A complaint is a consumer's own account and does not by itself show that a company broke a law. The CFPB publishes a complaint after the company responds, or after 15 days, whichever comes first, and the database is not a statistical sample of consumers' experiences. Company responses are as the company reported them to the CFPB. The CFPB's product names changed over time, and the counts of the three years combine the old and new names of credit reporting. Consumer narratives and names are not shown on this page. This page uses CFPB data and is not endorsed by the CFPB. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.